The past is now
When the arbor returned home, it was close to the early hours of the morning. He opened the door with the key as usual and walked straight to the bedroom.
It was when he just touched the bedroom doorknob that Lin Wei, who had been sitting quietly in the living room, turned on the light, "I'm here." β
Qiao Mu was startled by her, then turned around and sat beside her and asked cautiously, "It's so late, why don't you sleep yet?" β
Lin Wei didn't answer his question, but asked him, "Why didn't you come to pick me up today?" β
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Qiao Mu said with guilt, "I was on the road, but the company had a temporary meeting, called your mobile phone, and you turned it off." I turned back halfway through, and it would take me an hour to drive. β
"Meeting?" The corners of Lin Wei's mouth raised a mocking smile, she held back the anger in her heart, and still asked him calmly, "Have you been open until now?" β
"Not really." didn't expect Lin Wei to ask such a question, Qiao Mu looked at Lin Wei with an expressionless face, felt that she was very angry, lowered her tone, and said in a flattering voice, "After the meeting, the company leader arranged for me to socialize, I am the manager, after all, it is not easy to shirk, so I went." β
Qiao Mu gently patted Lin Wei's shoulder, "I know I'm wrong, I haven't been with you for such a big thing, but don't worry, I will take good care of you these days." β
Lin Wei raised her head and looked at Qiao Mu with a very complicated look, and Qiao Mu's face was immediately filled with a flattering smile.
Lin Wei's mind imagined the picture of the woman's limbs showing off, the way the two of them kissed each other and caressed each other.
Thinking of this, Lin Wei's stomach churned, and she couldn't help retching violently.
"What's wrong with you?" Qiao Mu hurriedly helped her up and patted her on the back, "Shall we go to the hospital to have a look?" β
Lin Wei stopped her nausea, pushed Qiao Mu away, and finally said to him, "Qiao Mu, don't pretend anymore, the way you look now, it can only make me disgusting, do you know?" β
"Lin Wei." Qiao Mu only thought that she was angry, and continued to coax her in a soft voice: "Don't be angry, I know it's me who is wrong, you just had surgery, you need to rest well." β
"Enough!" Lin Wei straightened up abruptly and got up from the sofa
"You've always said you're for us, for this family, so even if you come back late every day, I haven't complained anything to you. Didn't you say you were busy at work! Busy, you still have time to go shopping with other women! Busy you still have the leisure to open a room! What do you think of me! β
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Qiao Mu looked at Lin Wei with an angry face in disbelief, "Who told you, this is simply out of nowhere, rumors!" If you believe it, why are you so naΓ―ve. β
"Why, your heart is empty. I'm angry! Lin Wei said unrelentingly, "Qiao Mu, do you still have a conscience!" After all these years, haven't I done enough for us? Think about it, what have you done for us! You are selfless and dedicated to others, and you go shopping and go to bed to serve, which is very thoughtful. β
"Did I come home from a day's work just to see you look like a shrew?" Qiao Mu was also angry, he rubbed his hands irritably, "Lin Wei, for so many years, I have worked overtime and stayed up late in the workplace, and I have been working hard for so long before I got into the position of manager."
What am I for? Those ideals are all nonsense, I just want to work hard to make money, to provide a better environment for you and our children, to be able to have a reliable and happy home. I didn't mess with women outside, and I didn't have the time and energy. β
Qiao Mu slowed down, "What you should do is to work honestly, and not to be like those long-tongued women who have nothing to do all day long, nothing to do." β
Qiao Mu raised his head to look at Lin Wei who was standing beside him, and said to her in annoyance, "You are really sick." β
"Am I sick?" Lin Wei was stunned for a moment, and then pounced on Qiao Mu. Slaps, fists, she hit Qiao Mu's body hard, and the anger and loss that she had been forbearing all poured out at this moment.
Yes, I just left my parents because I was sick, and I came to you desperately to come to such a strange city with you.
It's just because I'm sick that I agree to your request to live together, believing that you love me, even though I don't even have a name so far.
It's just that I'm sick, so I will listen to you and beat my own flesh and blood with all my heart.
It's just because I'm sick that I've liked you since I was 17 years old, and I've loved you for so many years without regrets.
Qiao Mu pushed her away, Lin Wei fell heavily on the floor, her tears flowing out of her eyes surging outward, and the faint light above her head shone on her face, making her tearful face look sparkling.
The two of them were silent to each other, except for the clock on the wall, which kept going and ticking.
Lin Wei wiped her tears with her hands, struggled to get up from the ground, took a deep breath and said, "I remember that when we first came to Shanghai, both of us were almost penniless. At that time, we lived in a rented house of less than 30 square meters, and a bowl of instant noodles could be eaten as three meals, and in winter, even if two people covered themselves with a thick quilt and hugged each other, they would still feel cold and shivering. But arbor, you know? β
Lin Wei's voice was hoarse, "Even if you have nothing, as long as you are by my side, I am already very satisfied." β
Lin Wei staggered out, the sound of slamming the door echoed in the empty staircase.
She stumbled down the stairs one by one, her abdomen ached more and more, her vision became more and more blurred, she was so tired and tired, but she didn't want to stop, she didn't know where she wanted to go, but she just wanted to escape from here, escape from everything here.
"Lin Wei! Come with me! Later!
Maybe it's a long road, there will be countless thorns, there will be violent storms, maybe we live poorly, we are not so rich, maybe we will quarrel over a little thing, and we will make each other bruised.
However, this is life, and it is precisely because of you, the ignorant and gentle you, not smart enough, not empathetic enough, not so perfect, that I feel the happiness I want really.
So, please stay with me."
Did I come home from a day's work just to see you look like a shrew? β
What you should do is to work honestly, not to be like those long-tongued women who have nothing to do all day. β
"You're sick."
"I remember when we first came to Shanghai, we were both almost penniless. At that time, we lived in a rented house of less than 30 square meters, and a bowl of instant noodles could be eaten as three meals, and in winter, even if two people covered themselves with a thick quilt and hugged each other, they would still feel cold and shivering. But arbor, you know? β
Even if I have nothing, as long as you are by my side, I am already very satisfied
As long as it's you, as long as the person next to me is you, I already have the whole world.
I'm the happiest person.
Lin Wei finally fainted.